smarten (sb/sth) up
mainly UK— phrasal verb with smarten uk/ˈsmɑː.tən/us/ˈsmɑːr.tən/verb
to (cause to) become more clean, tidy, and stylish:
She's really smartened herself up since she finished college.
You'll have to smarten up if you want to work in television.
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Cleaning & tidying places & things
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- brush
- char
- clean (sb/sth) up
- freshen (sb/sth) up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- housework
- shampoo
- spit
- straighten sth out
- straighten sth up
- tidy sth away
- vac
- vacuum
- valet
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